Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-06

| seven human lives, Dut i shy IL ~ hOS
more terrible than the way IN winch
they took tho lives Of seven OF our boys
and maimcd dozen OF them that May
evening. suppose the life OF q police
officer is as nothing when weightd
against that OF an Anarchist. sup
pose it is orr duty 10 be butchered in
defence OF the community and receive no
protection from that community. say
no protection, for the only protection
We ran receive ia the fitting punishment
OF these offenders whom We have brought
10 hay. Il is all right for the judges TO
Soy that these men viii preach Their doc
triucs more eloquently dead than alive,
but ten YOU If they escape the gallows
the doctrines OF Anarchy will be
preached 30 eloqueutly that those who
tool part in obtaining the Communication
viii 1--we to rue the day they did 50. For
our part tho police Of Chicago viii be
more cautions in risking their lives aud
facing Anarchists bombs than they were
year ago last May The discomfort
il is believed, III soon find some strong
public expression.
MISS VAN XANUI s fNlliLENS Ell OI'Ao AZ
SECURE SIGNATURES.
Late last night Nina Van Iandt and
her mother called on Captain setback
and the officers ~ the Chlcago-Avenue
station. Miss Van Zandt presented0 petl-
ton addressed to Governor ORlesby ask
lag for Communication OF the sentence OF
the Anarchists, and requesting the Cap
tain To SIGN 1t She pleaded with him
Tor over twenty minutes, but the police
Official declined 70 attach ms signature.
The girl asked and obtained permission
t. solicit the officers IN the station Tor
Their names. but failed to secure siugle
one. Before leaving She distributed q
number of rrumbull's pamphlets " Was
1t FAIR Trial and left lot more OF
them on the serQe3nts desk, by whom,
Mt Shaack's command, they we're prompt
" consigned 30 the waste-basket as soon
as she lett the building.
SPIES, scHwAD, AND FEELDEN ASK FOR
CLEMENCY.
An extraordinary communication
signed 10y Spies, SchwAh, and tleiaen,
di.avow,ng aggressive force " and de-
ploring loss of life at Baymarket, was
given ont tonight for publication. Ii IS
addressed TO Governor Oglesby, and IS
TO be- forwarded TO him with formal
petition for clemoncy The guarded
wording of The document is as notable
as It's matter. particularly as tins IS the
first expression OF the kind any OF the
condemned Anarchists have made. Par
sons it is understood. acqulesces IN Its
contents, and viii address a separate let
ter OF his ogn to tue Governor embody-
ing the same ideas Lingg, Engrl, and
Fischer stcalfastly refuse, however, to
20 on record with any such declaration.
The following IS the letter IN full:
CHICAGO, November 3, 1887.
70 Gorlrnor RichQrd Oyicsdy, Spring.
pa, H.:
Sir,-In order that the truth may be
known by you aud the public you repre-
sent. We oesire to state that We never
advocated the use Of force except IN case
OF seu-dcfeace. To accuse Us OF having
attempted to overthrow the law and
government on May Z, 1886, or at any
o.h.r time. is as fa.se AZ 1t IS absurd.
WHAT. yer we said or did was SAID and
done publicly; We have never cOnspTed
or pleaded to commit an unlawful act.
While We attacked the present social
arrugements IN writing and speech ana
exposed their in'quitIts, We have never
consciously broken any laws. aud 50 Tar
| from having planned the killing OF any
/ body at lIaymarkst or anywhere else,
! the very object of the meeting was to
protest against the commission OF muir
/ der Ne believe 1t TO be our duty, as
/ frauds Of laoor and liberty, TO oppose
any other use OF force than IN the ncces-
sary defence Of sacred rights against I'M
/ lawful attacks. All our Efforts have bsen
/ in the direction of elevaflug mankind.
/ aud to remove as much rs possible the
cause OF crimo in society. Gar labor
was uns,i.isu no motives OF per
soual gain oc ambition prompted
lis. Thousands and Thousands will
I bear testimony 10 this. We may have
erred no times. in our Judgment. Yes,
We have loved mankind, mot wisely
but too vel If, III the excitement
OF the propaGating our views, We were
/ lei into expressions which caused work
/ ingmen to think that aggressive force
was a proper instrument Of reform, We
regret It. We deplore toe loss OF life at
/ Haymsrket, as at Mccormick :, at las,
/ st. Louis, and at Chicago stock yards
Very respectfully,
A. SPIES,
MICHAEL SCHwAB,
SAMUEL FIELDEN.
GovrRy1R OcLEsRY DECLINES TO TALK.
SPRINGFIELD, LII, November "a
small army OF newspaper correspondents,
/ besiocei the executive o flee to day, and
Whenever the Governor made his appear
auce he was greeted with such multi
tude OF queries that he Tor the first time
adopted the ipn,xible poncy OF saying
nothing. 81 have resolved, said be,
"to say nothing about the matter. II l
talked to the press st all | might say
something uuquardedly that | did not
mean, or / might be misunderstood by
you enterprisng gentlemen. Hence,
with fairness to ALL / must not reply to
u question regarding Anarchist matters.